Are you ski fit this winter? The ski season is here. The dream of hitting the slopes is so tempting as we go about out daily routines especially with the amount of rain we have had. So counting down the days till your trip, with all all the gear but no idea like me is very exciting :) Its important though to prep well and there are few things you need to consider. Being fit enough for a long day on the slopes?You have enough endurance to tackle the slopes for the time you are … [Read more...]
Osteopaths, Chiropractors or Physios…..Who do I choose?
As we are fast approaching the new year and start setting ourselves goals for the new year we can unfortunately run into road blocks during that process where we pick up an injury or and pain response which stops us in our tracks. We want to get back into action as quickly as possible, so seek out advice to get us there but who do we turn to? We might turn to family or friends in our local to ask who they would recommend in the area that might of helped them with a past injury. We might do a … [Read more...]
Hamstring Tendinopathy
So this month we delve into this common sporting injury within the Hyrox, Cross Fit, and running community. Hamstring tendinopathy is a injury that occurs due to an imbalance between the load that we put through the hamstring during training and the muscle and tendons actual load capacity. The factors that contribute to this is a rapid increase in: Volume of exercise Intensity of exercise Frequency of exercise Type of exercise (hill or speed sprints) Some of the aggravating … [Read more...]
The Pinching Shoulder
Normal shoulder function is essential for many sports but also our daily functional tasks. So when we get an impairment it can drastically affect our quality of life. Its is still one of the most complex regions of the body that I treat in clinic as it composed of four joints, so any abnormalities in any of the joint regions can start to cause problems. The biggest area that my patients tend to complain of, is pain in the glenohumeral joint which is very similar to the hip in that it is a … [Read more...]
Golf: Its a Pain in the neck!
What a September for sport! The Rugby world cup has started, we had the finals at the US open just play out but personally I am very excited about the Ryder and Solheim Cup starting later this month. So with that in mind I wanted to share a common complaint that presents to me in clinic that golfers tend to suffer from. Neck pain can manifest itself because of a variety of problems and I wanted to share with you one on the main reasons why I tend to see my clients suffer with pain in … [Read more...]
Charlie’s Marathon Journey
Hey Everyone I hope you are all well and enjoying the last throws of summer if we can call it that. So in this latest blog I wanted to share the beginning of the journey that my wife Charlie has set out on this summer as she plans to run the TCS London Marathon in 2024 for the wonderful charity that is Children with Cancer. Its a charity that is close to our hearts as we lost a close family member to Burkitts Lymphoma earlier this year. It would be wonderful and she would be so so … [Read more...]
Functional Soft Tissue Tranformation (FSST)
So I have been busy geeking out and taking some CPD courses over the last month and I am delighted to add FSST to my list of soft tissue techniques that I incorporate into my clinic. This technique differs from others manual soft tissue courses that I have taken by using a comprehensive movement testing and treating process that centers on the individuality of each client. FSTT takes a different approach from traditional structure based protocols. It is individually context dependent. … [Read more...]
Shoulder pain with overhead activities
So as summer has arrived and we think about picking up that tennis racket or golf clubs for the first time since last summer then the prevalence of shoulder pain occurring starts the increase. One of the most common causes of shoulder pain with these types of sports is shoulder impingement which is a loose term to describe structures that have become compromised during overhead sports and activities. Some of these tissues are tendons which as a group are called your rotator cuff muscles … [Read more...]
Pain in the back on the thigh.
One of the causes of pain in the back of the thigh are hamstring strains. Acute, moderate/severe strains are common amongst runners especially sprinters and footballers while they are putting in shorts sprint bursts with a change of direction. They make up about 12% of injuries with football. We have two hamstrings on the outside and two on the inside and they are very active as the leg is swinging through during the gait cycle to help decelerate the foot as its just about to make contact … [Read more...]
Case Study: Kneecap pain
I wanted to share a case study in this months blog as running season is finally upon us and its very common for me to start seeing knee issues present themselves as we start hitting the roads for those goals over the summer. In April I has a really lovely lady come into the clinic that wanted my help with some persistent right knee cap issues. The pain started 4 weeks previously and for no apparent reason but came on soon after completing the Brighton half marathon and 5km park run in Black … [Read more...]
